Auction Highlights
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Egyptian Figural Limestone Relief
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,464
A rectangular limestone relief fragment depicting a profile head facing left with full lips, heavy jawline and lentoid eyes, hatched ties to the rear, six rays terminating in elongated hands extending from the upper edge, the upper part of a frieze of lotus flowers beneath. -
Greek Hellenistic Centuripe Wedding Urn with Painted Figural Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £22,320
A large ceramic vessel consisting of a pedestal base decorated with diagonal lines of cream, pink, brown and red paint; a bowl shaped body decorated with applied relief consisting of acanthus leaves, rope decoration and a central head of Medusa flanked by a floral scroll, traces of paint; lid painted with a scene of a woman in yellow and white robes seated on a throne, left arm reaching forward; in front winged Eros kneeling and reaching both hands towards an altar; on other side of altar a female (Aphrodite?) seated on a throne and looking towards the altar, Eros and seated female, wearing white and yellow robes; behind another seated female looking towards the other figures and wearing white and brown robes; below painted scene applied rope decoration with applied lion heads below; finial connector painted with flowers, possibly myrtle, on the bulbous body, top with turned grooves and hole in the centre, underside with projecting funnel; possibly a further section absent; on top a sitting dove, head turned slightly to the left, in a white slip. -
Greek Gold 'Pontic Aristocratic' Diadem with Gemstone
Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,160
A gold diadem consisting of a twisted rope border with a series of heart shaped scrolls with applied acanthus leaves and flowers with gold wire detail and tear drop shaped settings with blue enamel, flowers recessed for red enamel inlay; central wire motif in the form of a Hercules knot with applied flowers and acanthus leaves with tear drop shaped setting with blue enamel; in the centre a amethyst cameo with the bust of a woman wearing a diadem and robes held at the shoulder by a brooch; one small flower element present but detached. -
Greek Gold Pendant Necklace
Sold for (Inc. bp): £12,400
A restrung necklace consisting of a single row of fifteen spherical hollow gold beads with articulating pendants, alternating with sixteen plain hollow bulbs with a collar to each edge and larger hollow filigree-ornamented spheres; each pendant comprising a piriform fluted amphora bulb with everted rim and suspended layered six-petal foil rosette above, granulated knop finial below and bands of vertical ribbing with granule detailing; piriform club finials with circumferential panels of granule and filigree detailing; hook and eye closure; South Italian workmanship. -
Greek Hellenistic Massive Gold Ring with Nike and Quadriga
Estimate: £35,000 - 45,000 (+bp*)
A broad D-section gold hoop extending to a large elliptical plaque with flared edge, rectangular stepped plaque with inset stone panel, intaglio design of winged Nike (Victory) in her chariot bending forward to goad her four draught horses. -
Greek Massive Gold Ring with Ptolemy VI and Cleopatra I
Estimate: £25,000 - 35,000 (+bp*)
A substantial Ptolemaic gold ring, the hoop expanding to an elliptical bezel with inset garnet cloison, engraved intaglio jugate profile busts of Ptolemy VI styled as Neos Dionysos, and his mother, Cleopatra I, with diadem. -
Greek Hellenistic Gold Hinged Ring with Amethysts
Sold for (Inc. bp): £12,400
A large gold two-part finger ring comprising: a carinated D-section balustered lower section with waisted and ledged finials, conical amethyst cabochon to the apex and piriform lateral cells with amethyst inserts, hinge loops above; large hollow bezel, hexagonal in plan with stepped profile, discoid cell with large inset amethyst cabochon. -
Iron Age Celtic Gold Heavily Ornamented Armring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111,600
A gold armring formed as a hollow tapered tube, one end fitting into the other, with a circular perforation through both ends for insertion of a securing pin; the outer surface ornamented in relief, divided into two panels separated by a projecting collar and bands of ornament; each panel with a matching facing head, triangular in form, with striated hair, pointed arched brows convergent with the slender tapering nose, bulging cheeks and prominent cheekbones, almond-shaped eyes with a full-lipped mouth and a rounded protuberant chin; the heads and panels addorsed, each on a field of paired scrolling motifs, with palmettes below. -
Roman Luna on Globe Statuette
Estimate: £15,000 - 20,000 (+bp*)
A bronze statuette of Luna standing on a globe, in advancing pose with loose peplos clasped at the shoulders by disc brooches, left hand raised and open, right hand slightly extended, hair dressed in a chignon with scrolls to the brow and crown; the eyes, fingernails and toenails with sheet silver detailing; globe mounted on a tiered pedestal base, hollow to the underside. -
Roman Priest of Mars with Wolf-Skin Cowl
Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,780
A bronze statuette of a standing youthful male flamen (priest) on a pedestal base, wearing ankle-length trousers, short-sleeved tunic and a loosely draped mantle over the left shoulder, wolf-skin cowl to the head and back; hands modelled open and raised to chest height. -
Roman Baptismal Spoon Inscribed DIV VIVAS
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,712
A silver baptismal spoon with shallow scaphoid bowl with carinated underside, scrolled neck, square-section stem tapering to a round-section spike; the bowl inscribed in seriffed rustic capitals 'DIV VIVAS' (may you live in God?). -
Chinese Prancing Horse Statuette
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,348
A ceramic figurine of a horse with one raised foreleg and head turned to the side, with saddle and saddlecloth, tail dressed; hollow to the underside; white and red pigment. -
Chinese Gilt Xunde Lu Vessel and Stand
Sold for (Inc. bp): £16,740
A substantial bronze Xunde Lu incense burner vessel with three stub feet, waisted neck, flat rim, two loop handles to the shoulders, copying a Ming Dynasty (1426-1435 AD) type and with the square imperial seal of the emperor Hsuan-te (Xuan De) to the underside; a domed stand with three radiating petals to the upper face, central boss, three scrolled feet. -
Pre-Viking 'Frey and Freyja' Erotic Mount
Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,920
A bronze mount in a form of a standing male and a female couple, each with a right hand holding a stretched left hand touching each other's genitals, a female figure decorated with incised belt decoration; lower part of male legs missing. -
Medieval Gold Duchess of Lancaster Posy Ring with Sapphire
Sold for (Inc. bp): £18,600
A gold hoop, ovally shaped to the finger, with raised lateral edge bead; a four-claw collet cell holding a large polished irregular sapphire cabochon to the bezel, with reserved floral and foliage engraving to the shoulders; ornate blackletter 'alas for fayte' inscription to the inner face of the bezel. -
Medieval Romanesque Figural Candlestick
Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,572
A tall openwork moulded pewter candlestick with three legs, each formed of a knight on horseback with standing figure above, supporting a dish with three raised octofoil flowers inside, tapered square candle spike in centre. -
Medieval Large Gilt Welsh Prince 'Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn' Heraldic Horse Harness Mount
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,736
A very large parcel-gilt bronze heraldic heater-shaped plaque with incuse lion rampant and enamel fill, blazoned 'or a lion rampant gules', the arms of Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn. -
Post Medieval Enamelled Gold Skull Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13,640
A gold D-section hoop expanding to a flat, oval bezel; reserved leaf and geometric motifs to the shoulders on a black enamelled field, reserved skull to the bezel, also on a black enamelled field, with engraved and hatched detailing, incised initials 'F.G' to the brow of the skull. -
English Medieval Coins - Richard III - London - Boar's Head Groat
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,108
Type 2b. Obv: facing bust within tressure with RICARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC legend and 'boar's head 2' mintmark. Rev: long cross and pellets with POSVI DEV ADIVTORE MEV and CIVITAS LONDON legends for London mint and same mintmark. -
English Tudor Coins - Philip and Mary - Gold Angel
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,960
Class 4. Obv: St Michael spearing dragon with PHILIP Z MARIA D G REX Z REGINA legend and 'lis' mintmark. Rev: ship with cross mast above arms, initials P - M at sides with A DNO FACTVM EST ISTVD Z EST MIRBI legend.
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